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Correctional Officers and Jailers salary in Pennsylvania

The median correctional officers and jailers in Pennsylvania earns $63,460 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,268 a month.

10th percentile
$46,840
25th percentile
$50,500
Median percentile
$63,460
75th percentile
$79,390
90th percentile
$85,630

Based on 15,560 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$51,222 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,460
Federal income tax−$5,435
Social Security + Medicare−$4,855
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,948
Monthly take-home$4,268
Every two weeks$1,970

Does it go far here?

$65,039Median pay in Pennsylvania is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.6 vs 100).
28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,209 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pennsylvania

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$579,120
Radiologists$455,380
Family Medicine Physicians$306,030
Psychiatrists$278,970
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Chief Executives$232,560
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Nurse Anesthetists$221,530

All correctional officers and jailers salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania